Excess weight can increase risk of serious illness and death from COVID-19
Being obese or excessively overweight increases the risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19, a new Public Health England (PHE) reportconfirms. The report summarises findings from evidence published during the pandemic on the effects of excess weight and obesity on COVID-19. UK and international evidence suggests that being severely overweight puts people at greater risk […]
The Benefits of Skipping – Tackling Childhood Obesity
When I first qualified as a personal trainer and fitness instructor 25 years ago there was very little in the public arena about what is now the seemingly national and international problem of childhood obesity. So what is it that has changed so dramatically in the lives of children and what can be done about it? […]
The 5 Essential Skipping skills for everyone – START HERE!
We believe that everyone should start their journey by mastering the basic skills as they are the backbone of all styles of skipping
Beginner Individual Skipping Skills
Here, you will find fun and relatively easy skipping skills for beginners. We believe that everyone should learn the following skipping skills before they attempt any of the more challenging skips. Skill #1 Side Straddle (Jumping Jax) One turn of the rope with the feet together, the next with the feet apart, and so on. […]
Intermediate Individual Skipping Skills
We recommend that you master the Basics and Beginners Skipping Skills (#1 to #6) before attempting these Intermediate skipping skills. Skill #7 Diamonds/Zeds/Squares ….and many more shapes. For these skipping skills, the skipper combines the Bell and Slalom to create different shapes on the floor. e.g forwards, back and right at the same time (i.e […]
Beginner Partner Skipping Skills
Partner Skipping is an extremely effective way for children to develop coordination, cooperation and team building skills. Skill #1 Mirror Skipping This partner skipping skill is perfect for novice skippers to begin with.Stage 1Skippers face each other and the rope is shared, one holding a handle in the left hand and the other holding a […]
Advanced Partner Skipping Skills
The following are perfect for experienced skippers to try. As with all partner skipping skills, they need great timing, positioning and a mutual trust between skippers and bouncers. Skill #10Chain Skipping and Crossover This skill is the same as normal chain skipping but the skippers cross and uncross their arms at the same time as […]
Advanced Individual Skipping Skills
These skipping skills will really test your hand-eye coordination, timing, and stamina, and, as they can take a while to perfect…. your patience! Skill #19 Cyclone This skipping skill may be known by different names but was given this name by school children at a school in Sheffield and it stuck. The whole skipping rope […]